Dear Keele University,

I am writing to formally request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Specifically, I would like to request the following details:

Does the university have any joint initiatives or research projects with arms and defence companies?
- This includes, but is not limited to, companies such as Airbus, Babcock International, BAE Systems, Boeing, Chemring, Elbit Systems, General Dynamics, General Electric, Honeywell, Huntington Ingalls, JCB, L3Harris Technologies, Leonardo, Lockheed Martin, Meggitt, Northrop Grumman, QinetiQ, Rolls-Royce PLC, RTX (formerly Raytheon Technologies), Smiths Group and Thales.

What is the nature of these relationships?

If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how I can refine my request. If you need any clarification on any part of my request, then please contact me using this email address.

Under your section 16 duty to provide advice and assistance I would expect you to contact me if you find this request unmanageable in any way before the twentieth working day. If for any reason you are not able to fulfil all parts of my request, please respond to those that you can respond to, setting out your reasons for not responding to the entire request.

Should you require any clarification or further details regarding this request, please do not hesitate to contact me via email. I am more than willing to discuss and refine the request as needed.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to your response.

Yours faithfully,

Tabs Noreen

foi, Keele University

Thank you for your email requesting information from Keele University,
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Best wishes,

Legal, Governance & Compliance Team

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foi, Keele University

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Dear Tabs,
Ref: FOI/24/194
Further to your request for information, please find the University's
response below.
 
Where you asked:
Does the university have any joint initiatives or research projects
with arms and defence companies?
- This includes, but is not limited to, companies such as Airbus, Babcock
International, BAE Systems, Boeing, Chemring, Elbit Systems, General
Dynamics, General Electric, Honeywell, Huntington Ingalls, JCB, L3Harris
Technologies, Leonardo, Lockheed Martin, Meggitt, Northrop Grumman,
QinetiQ, Rolls-Royce PLC, RTX (formerly Raytheon Technologies), Smiths
Group and Thales.
What is the nature of these relationships?
The University does not have any joint initiatives or research projects
with the above named companies.
Should you have any queries, please don't hesitate to get in touch. 
Best wishes,
Legal & Information Compliance Team

________________________________________________________________ 

Freedom of Information 

Legal & Information Compliance | Keele University | Staffordshire | ST5
5BG | www.keele.ac.uk

Email: [1][Keele University request email]

Dear Keele University,

I am writing to formally request information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. Specifically, I would like to request the following
details:

Does the university have any joint initiatives or research projects with
arms and defence companies?
- This includes, but is not limited to, companies such as Airbus, Babcock
International, BAE Systems, Boeing, Chemring, Elbit Systems, General
Dynamics, General Electric, Honeywell, Huntington Ingalls, JCB, L3Harris
Technologies, Leonardo, Lockheed Martin, Meggitt, Northrop Grumman,
QinetiQ, Rolls-Royce PLC, RTX (formerly Raytheon Technologies), Smiths
Group and Thales.

What is the nature of these relationships?

If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the
information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section
12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations
of the Act, as to how I can refine my request. If you need any
clarification on any part of my request, then please contact me using this
email address.

Under your section 16 duty to provide advice and assistance I would expect
you to contact me if you find this request unmanageable in any way before
the twentieth working day. If for any reason you are not able to fulfil
all parts of my request, please respond to those that you can respond to,
setting out your reasons for not responding to the entire request.

Should you require any clarification or further details regarding this
request, please do not hesitate to contact me via email. I am more than
willing to discuss and refine the request as needed.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to your
response.

Yours faithfully,

Tabs Noreen

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